John Oliver took a week off from breaking down President Donald Trump’s latest outrages by focusing his fire on Vice President Mike Pence and his ultra-conservative views. The Last Week Tonight host began by describing Pence as an “ashen weasel” which was the “opposite of whatever a silver fox is” and then ran through his public statements on issues such as abortion rights, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, gays in the military, and even women in the military all of which fell towards the more extreme end of the spectrum. Oliver reminded the audience that Pence was the only person Trump couldn’t fire and could become president by default. He joked that former White House advisor Omarosa was right when she warned fellow contestants in the Celebrity Big Brother...

Two people were injured in another explosion in Texas’ capital Sunday night, after three package bombs detonated earlier this month in other areas of the city and killed two people and injured two others. Austin-Travis County Emergency Management Services reported that an explosion in southwest Austin injured two men in their 20s who were hospitalized with injuries that didn’t appear to be life-threatening. The latest explosion took place as the annual SXSW conference and music festival came to a close. There was no immediate word on what caused the blast or if it was related to the previous ones. Those blasts began when a package bomb exploded at an east Austin home on March 2, killing a 39-year-old man. Two more package bombs then exploded March 12, killing a 17-year-old, wounding his m...

Sony Music Entertainment Australia has struck a new global distribution deal with UNIFIED Music Group, the Melbourne-based independent company that represents Illy, Nina Las Vegas, Northlane and many more. With effect from March 1, Sony Music Entertainment, in partnership with its distribution arm The Orchard, provides worldwide distribution for UNIFIED’s Recorded Music division, which gathers six labels: UNFD (heavy music), ONETWO (hip-hop), NLV Records (club music), Exist. Recordings (electronic pop), THAA Records (up-and-coming Australian artists) and DOMESTIC LA LA (alternative rock). “UNIFIED could not be happier to be embarking on this new relationship with Denis Handlin, Rob Stringer, Brad Navin and the entire Sony Music and Orchard team worldwide,” comments Jaddan Comerford, CEO a...

About a week ago (shout out to Bobby Shmurda) the Internet exploded when The Grapevine debated whether or not Bruno Mars is a cultural appropriator. There were some who believed the reason the 24k Magic artist took home album of the year at this year’s Grammys is because he’s a non-black musician who sings predominately black music. Others believed given his Puerto Rican and Filipino background, making him a person of color automatically means he’s not an appropriator. The debate waged on for a few days prompting several outlets to weigh in on the conversation. TMZ caught up with Stevie Wonder in Beverly Hills Saturday (March 17) as he was leaving Mr. Chow, and asked the 29-time Grammy winning music legend his thoughts on Bruno Mars. “Here’s the thing, God created music for all of us to e...

Migos is back with a new music video for the group’s Drake collab “Walk It Talk It,” one of the songs from their absurdly long new album Culture II. The video, which debuted on Apple Music, is a ’70s-tastic Soul Train homage featuring Jamie Foxx as Ron Delirious, the host of the fictional show Culture Ride. Everyone, including Drake, wears a ridiculous wig. Check out the “Walk It Talk It” video below. Culture II is out now on Quality Control/300. [embedded content] This article originally appeared on Stereogum.

After performing a new version of his song “Nowhere Fast” taking shots at the NRA at Sunday’s iHeartMusic Awards, Eminem has now released an “extended version” of the song, which includes the NRA diss verse. The update, which again features R&B vocalist Kehlani, voices specific frustration with the Sandy Hook gunman and the NRA’s stronghold on American politics. “And this whole country is goin’ nuts and the NRA is in our way / They’re responsible for this whole production, they hold the strings to control the puppets,” he raps. “And they threaten to take away donor bucks / So they know the government won’t do nothin’ and no one’s budgin’, gun owners’ clutchin’.” Listen to the new extended version of the song below. This article originally appeared on Spin.

A Cirque du Soleil performer has died after falling during a show in Tampa. The theatrical company announced on Twitter Sunday (March 18) that Yann Arnaud fell Saturday night while performing an aerial straps number during the show VOLTA. Arnaud was taken to a hospital after the fall, where he later died. Cirque du Soleil canceled its final two Tampa shows Sunday while the company and authorities investigate how the accident happened. The entertainment group’s President Daniel Lamarre said, “the entire Cirque du Soleil family is in shock and devastated by this tragedy.” Arnaud had been a performer with Cirque du Soleil for more than 15 years. pic.twitter.com/L4oelKS8lT — Cirque du Soleil (@Cirque) March 18, 2018

Lollapalooza Argentina has cancelled its third and final day due (March 18) to severe weather including heavy storms, lightning, and winds. The schedule included performances from Pearl Jam, LCD Soundsystem, the National, David Byrne, Kygo, and more. The decision to cancel the day’s events was done in cooperation with government safety authorities. Refunds will be available to ticket holders. Due to severe overnight weather containing heavy storms, lightning and winds that are expected to continue, it has been decided in compliance with governmental authorities instructions to cancel the third day of Lollapalooza Argentina,” Lolla producers wrote in a statement. See the full cancellation announcement in the social media posts below. Debido a las severas condiciones climáticas ocurrid...

Black Panther meets “Bartier Cardi” on April 7, as Chadwick Boseman and Cardi B have been tapped to host and perform on the next episode of Saturday Night Live. Shortly before the credits rolled for Bill Hader and Arcade Fire‘s turn on the late night staple on March 17, SNL announced its next host/musical guest combo, who reacted accordingly while spreading the news. See you soon #SNL! pic.twitter.com/O3IQuEEsP7 — Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) March 18, 2018 To say that it’s a megawatt pairing would be an understatement, as Boswick’s starring in a historically successful smash that continues to dominate the box office. Cardi B, meanwhile, has crushed records of her own thanks to the might of “Bodak Yellow,” “Bartier Cardi,” and th...

Update 3:09 a.m.: The city of Austin just issued a statement clarifying the specific nature of the threat. The original article continues below. Statement regarding the Bud Light Fair Market event attached. pic.twitter.com/LWsd8sgaYT — Austin Texas (@austintexasgov) March 18, 2018 The Roots & Friends show at SXSW was canceled Saturday night (March 16) because of security issues. “Due to a security concern, we have made the difficult decision to cancel tonight’s Bud Light x The Roots SXSW Jam. After working proactively with SXSW, the Austin Police Department, and other authorities, Bud Light believes this is the best course of action to ensure the safety of our guests, staff, and artists, and appreciate your understanding. We are truly sorry to have to cancel the event, but we fel...

Drake opens a new remix of “Lemon,” N.E.R.D. and Rihanna‘s collaboration off of 2017’s No One Ever Really Dies. Pharrell premiered the track during a guest mix on OVO Sound Radio Saturday night (March 17). He then tweeted a preview of the “Lemon” remix, which is now available on Apple Music, iTunes and Spotify. The latest version of “Lemon” begins with a verse from Drake, who raps: “I get it how I live it/ I live it how I get/ Y’all don’t really get it​/ I pull up in a lemon/ Blocks get to spendin’/ Money 3D printin’/ Never had a limit/ Never been religious/ I just always had opinions.” Listen to the “Lemon” remix below, and check out the OVO Sound episode here. [embedded content]

Miley Cyrus dressed as Good Luck Bear for St. Patrick’s Day, showing off some of her dance moves to the Offset/21 Savage/Metro Boomin track “Ric Flair Drip” in a green Care Bears suit. The singer, celebrating among a decor that included a big rainbow, a pot of gold, lots of green balloons and a “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” banner, posted two festive clips on Twitter and tagged Offset and Cardi B in one of her tweets. Neither of them have responded, but it is a holiday. In case you’re feeling inspired to rock Miley’s look next St. Patrick’s Day, her onesie appears to be this $24.99 fleece union suit. Watch her videos below, and check out other St. Patrick’s Day messages and shenanigans from godmother and “Rainbowland” duet...